On Shortwood Common
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On Shortwood Common
Image: © Marathon Taken: 10 Sep 2014
Animals have been grazed here for centuries and in 1794 a man was sentenced to whipping for stealing Mr Watson's geese from Shortwood Common. In the past parts of Shortwood Common have been a golf course and a Victorian rubbish tip. Shortwood Pond was probably dug as a gravel pit in the early to mid 19th century. In this photograph London Road (A30) is in the distance. This was a Roman road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.436987
Longitude
-0.496254